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HICKS, George Phillip James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 542 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | Bentleigh, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, 3 February 1978, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Matthew Lawn Row AF, Grave 12. Interred on 6 February 1978 and held any perpetuity for all time |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 542, Railway Unit (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 542, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Corporal, 542, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 542, Railway Unit (AIF), Bomb wound to the right arm | |
| 30 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 542, Railway Unit (AIF), Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Phillip James Hicks and Elizabeth Hannah Hicks nee Harvey of Centre Road, Bentleigh, Victoria
Duiring 1932c George married Eleanor Jessie Kerr in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 30 May 1918 as wounded
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal